King Comics
#141
(January 1948)
David McKay,
1936 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-11-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Editing
- Jean S. McKay (credited) (editor); Ruth V. Cridland (credited) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1948, page 66, registration number B113542. ©1947 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
[Rancher Wanted]
Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
- Inks
- Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Having our first snow to-day.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Blondie / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Chic Young (credited) (signed as
Chic Young) - Pencils
- Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
- Inks
- Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The toaster is broken -- it doesn't flip...
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead
- Reprints
- from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Fran Striker (credited)
- Pencils
- Charles Flanders (signed as Charles Flanders)
- Inks
- Charles Flanders (signed as Charles Flanders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You say 'Bull' Slater not have job with wagon train any more?
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- The Lone Ranger; Tonto
- Reprints
- from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-01-27 - 1946-02-17
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Charles Cridland (credited) (business manager)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Owners:
Alexander McKay; Jennie S. McKay; Margery Cridland
[no title indexed]
Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One small steak!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Three unrelated gag panels
[no title indexed]
Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bill Naylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)
- Inks
- Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While the Bigelow-McGonnigal combine is setting up the means to retrieve any of the space rockets...
- Feature Logo
- Barney Baxter in the Air
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; Professor Bigelow
- Reprints
- from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-09-15 - 1946-10-06
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pagesfrom Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate)
The Singing Devils
Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lee Falk (credited)
- Pencils
- Phil Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Phil Davis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Narda is sacrificed to the glass idol of the Singing Devils!
- Feature Logo
- Mandrake the Magician
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Mandrake; Lothar; Princess Narda
- Reprints
- from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-05-26 - 1946-06-16
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Sims (signed as Tom Sims)
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy
- Reprints
- from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-03-17 - 1946-04-07
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George McManus (credited as Geo McManus) (signed as
Geo McManus) - Pencils
- George McManus (credited as Geo McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)
- Inks
- George McManus (credited as Geo McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's fine, Casey!! I'll be over in about twenty minutes.
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs
- Reprints
- from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-04-04
The Storm Queen of Valkir
Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Moore
- Pencils
- Austin Briggs (credited as Alex Raymond)
- Inks
- Austin Briggs (credited as Alex Raymond)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strangely meek, Valkir guides Flash to the camp where she's guarding Kang and Gian.
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Kang; Gian; The Storm Queen of Valkir
- Reprints
- from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-05-26 - 1946-06-16
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
Da Preem!
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Sords (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Sords (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Sords (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Primo Carnera
- Keywords
- boxing
Indexer Notes
No feature name.
The King of Beasts
The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A native village is stampeded by an elephant herd!
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Diana Palmer
- Reprints
- from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-05-05 - 1946-05-26
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)
- Pencils
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)
- Inks
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your Majesty, we may be delayed an hour
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Little King
- Reprints
- from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
A single Sunday half page
This Is Babe
The Pet Post / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
Indexer Notes
The inside-back cover.
[The Rice Machine Gun]
Henry / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, kiddo!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Henry
- Reprints
- from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Rancher Wanted]
Thimble Theatre -
1.
["Having our first snow to-day."]
-
2.
["The toaster is broken -- it doesn't flip..."]
Blondie -
3.
["You say 'Bull' Slater not have job with wagon train any more?"]
The Lone Ranger -
4.
[no title indexed]
-
5.
["One small steak!"]
Dun-Dums -
6.
["While the Bigelow-McGonnigal combine is setting up the means to retrieve any of the space rockets..."]
Barney Baxter -
7.
The Singing Devils
Mandrake the Magician -
8.
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre -
9.
["That's fine, Casey!! I'll be over in about twenty minutes."]
Bringing Up Father -
10.
The Storm Queen of Valkir
Flash Gordon -
11.
Da Preem!
-
12.
The King of Beasts
The Phantom -
13.
["Your Majesty, we may be delayed an hour"]
The Little King -
14.
This Is Babe
The Pet Post -
15.
[The Rice Machine Gun]
Henry
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- Keith Chandler
- Bill Devine
- Len Wolinsky
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